Chemotherapy in recurrent brain tumors Nuks yapmis beyin tumorlerinde kemoterapi sonuclarinin degerlendirilmesi
Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Dergisi, cilt.13, sa.3, ss.197-201, 1996 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 1996
- Dergi Adı: Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.197-201
- Anahtar Kelimeler: brain tumor, chemotherapy, nitrosurea
- Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Six patients were admitted to medical oncology department of the Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School with recurrent primary brain tumors and, received a chemotherapy protocol consisting of procarbazine, vincristine and lomustine (or carmustine). All patients were previously treated by surgery and radiotherapy, and their ECOG performances were 0-1. Six to thirteen cycles of chemotherapy was given. Response was evaluated according to computed tomography and clinical findings. Complete response was obtained in three patients, in the remaining three; response to chemotherapy was partial.